Today my SO and I went on a wild Acorn Woodpecker hunt, a local gated community has complained of their high numbers and has received approval to kill some of them. Since we wanted to see them before it was too late we went searching. Well we didn't find any woodies but we found a rafter of about 8 Toms







DuckWatcher
No California -- Zone 9b
Olympus SP-560 UZ

Quote: a local gated community has complained of their high numbers and has received approval to kill some of them.

...You're kidding me right?? I've waited patiently for 3+ years to find an Acorn Woodpecker and so far, I haven't been lucky enough to get a shot of one yet...

Ruth
Everett, WA
Zone 8

Unfortunately Ruth I kid you not . Apparently some of the condos in this neighborhood were built with a lightweight stucco material that they can peck right through. This is what you get for using cheap materials.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/14/BA5U1449PD.DTL

We actually thought the place would be teaming with them after the news report but we only saw one in flight and that was it

Great photos of turkeys! I can't believe it's legal to kill acorn woodpeckers That's just awful!

sarah merion station, Pennsylvania zone 6B

Poor woodpeckers! They are such beautiful birds.
I hope they manage to evade the sharpshooters.

Priya
Zone 7, Maryland

Not good news for the woodpeckers, and at this time of year, those turkeys should stay in the bush. Great pictures

birdlegs
zone 5
S.E. Lower MI.

Maybe I'm missing something, but if the quota of 50 birds is killed, won't new ones just move in? Or is this an ongoing effort?

Priya
Zone 7, Maryland